What a Fine Bunch of Ugly Sweaters

The day before we left Sweden to return home, we had an
Ugly Sweater Party
at our apartment.
 
 
  Not only was this a kind of farewell party, but a College Line party with 
participants competing to win a gift certificate for this Swedish restaurant near the NPU campus:
 
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Tre Kronor.
Funny thing: most of the party guests who wore these sweaters were the Swedes!
 
 
Having the students over really helped to clean out our cupboards, refrigerator and freezer, I might add!




Party animals that we are, we also played a "Who, What, Where?" game that reviewed
so many of the experiences from the past semester.

Meanwhile, the voting ballots for the participant wearing the most ugly sweater were being filled out.
 
Drumroll, please.....the winner is....

...this Cool Cat with his 
"Have a Meowy X-Mas"
sweater.  Jesper, Congratulations!

And now it's time for one Very Last Group Picture:



Thank you to each one for being 
wonderful
kind
humorous
thoughtful
studious (?)
all-for-one-and-one-for-all
and
 entertaining!

Know that Wes and I will smile when we think of you and will forever hold you in our hearts.
 





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